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ICYMI: South Florida airports have added new flights this year. See details

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Airlines have expanded their flight offerings from South Florida airports this year, connecting MIA and FLL with new routes across the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.

Catch up with our travel coverage below.

Employees attend the opening of Spirit Airlines new campus outside the support center on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Dania Pointe in Dania Beach. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 1: SPIRIT AIRLINES JUST ADDED SEVERAL NEW ‘COMFY’ BENEFITS FOR TRAVELERS

See what's coming. | Published May 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

Brazilian Carnival dancers Lais Lope, left, and Oscar Barrera, right, dance along with Ambassador André Odenbreit Carvalho, center, during the Gol’s new flight ceremony connecting Miami to Belem, Brazil, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Miami International Airport. By Carl Juste

NO. 2: NEW FLIGHTS TAKE OFF BETWEEN MIAMI AND BRAZILIAN CITY OF BELéM

Here are the details. | Published June 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

The third most populous and second largest island in the Bahamas, Abaco is best known as a “yachtman’s paradise,” and is the Bahamas’ boating capital, according to the Bahamas government. Its two major islands, Great and Little Abaco, were hit by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

NO. 3: NEW FLL FLIGHT WILL TAKE YOU TO A CARIBBEAN GETAWAY — AND YOU CAN SKIP TSA LINE

See the details as you plan your vacation. | Published July 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michael Butler

A Spirit Airlines plane sits at a gate at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, waiting to make the carrier’s inaugural flight to Newark, New Jersey on June 5, 2025. By Colin Elam

NO. 4: HEADING TO KEY WEST BUT DON’T WANT TO DRIVE? SPIRIT STARTING FLL FLIGHTS

What to know about the new South Florida service. | Published July 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

American Airlines travelers will offer a new lounge at the Miami airport.

NO. 5: FASHION CAPITAL? WORLD CUP? AMERICAN AIRLINES JUST ADDED NEW FLIGHTS AT MIA

There’ll soon be a new Travelers will soon have a new way to get from Miami to the financial and fashion center of Italy, and you they can start booking tickets next week. | Published August 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

People check in to flights at a newly constructed Spirit ticketing pod during the day on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 6: AIRLINES HAVE ADDED NEW FLIGHTS IN MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE. SEE DESTINATIONS

Airlines are adding a bunch of new flights at the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports. | Published August 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.